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Page 6A OFF PAGE ONE East Oregonian Tuesday, January 20, 2015 MLK’s legacy honored with tributes, rallies ATLANTA (AP) — Speakers honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at his spiritual home in Atlanta repeated the same message on his nation- al holiday Monday: We’ve come a long way, but there’s still much to be done to ful ll King’s dream. King’s daughter, the Rev. Bernice King, urged those gathered at Ebenezer Baptist Church in At- lanta for the 47th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Commemorative Service to act out against injustice. But she also said they should heed her father’s message of nonviolence. “We cannot act unless we understand what Dr. King taught us. He taught us that we still have a choice to make: nonviolent coexistence or vio- lent co-annihilation,” she said. “I challenge you to work with us as we help this nation choose nonviolence.” The courage and sacri ce of those who partic- ipated in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s provides a model for those seeking to effect change today, Bernice King said, adding, “We praise God for a new generation of activists.” Commemorative events and service projects were organized nationwide to celebrate King’s life and legacy. In cities nationwide, demonstra- tors also used the occasion to protest persistent inequality. Staff photo by Antonio Sierra U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, talks to his audience at a town hall meeting at Blue Mountain Community College Saturday. AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Richard Tsong-Taatatarii Black Lives Minneapolis held an MLK march from Snelling and University in St. Paul, Minn., to the Capitol. Relatives of Marcus Golden became emotional as they approached the steps of the Capitol Monday. WALK: ‘... in a moral universe, it’s always wrong to hate’ Continued from 1A use. White students and black students sat in classrooms side by side. But every day when the bell rang for lunch the students divided them- selves by race anyway. “Even though the laws of segregation were no longer in the books, they were still ingrained in our minds and hearts,” he said. Clay said studying the life of Martin Luther King Jr. helped him change that way of thinking. And one of the things that inspired him the most was that King was not content to merely better his own situation, but sought to make the trail he blazed into a “freeway” wide enough for all to follow. “He took the approach that if it’s not right for all of us, it’s not right for any of us,” Clay said. Other religious and com- munity leaders who spoke at Monday’s community walk and ceremony honoring the civil rights leader echoed Clay’s admiration of King and urged everyone to con- tinue his legacy. Byron Smith, Hermiston city manager, challenged ev- eryone to commit to applying King’s vision to Hermiston and read from King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. “I would echo the same words,” Smith said, “that my ve children, who are not all white, will be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin.” In many U.S. cities this year, Martin Luther King Day was marked by protests against the deaths of Michael Brown and other black men at the hands of law enforce- ment. But in Hermiston peo- ple tended to agree that the city, while not perfect, is for the most part a community that is truly inclusive of all races. During the open micro- phone portion of the event one woman said in all her years of being an “Army brat” she had never lived in a city so accepting of her mixed race heritage. And Eddie de la Cruz, chair of the Hispanic Advisory Com- mittee, said city hall had em- braced its Hispanic popula- tion with open arms. Jody Frost, who is white, said Hermiston has come a long way from her 1960s childhood, when she never mixed with people of color from the “other side of town” and her parents wouldn’t let her hang a teen magazine centerfold of the Jackson Five on her bedroom wall. “I had to hang Donny Os- mond on the wall,” she said. “I hated Donny Osmond.” Now, however, she said she feels comfortable raising her adopted children of vari- ous races here. Pastor Albert Wilkins of Morningstar Baptist Church said participants in the morn- ing’s march and ceremony came from all different racial backgrounds but were united by their commitment to the values that King held dear. “We live in a moral uni- verse, and in a moral uni- verse it’s always wrong to hate,” he said. “It was wrong to hate in 2000 B.C. and it’s wrong to hate in 2015.” The annual event, which featured more than 100 par- ticipants, was organized by the Black International Awareness Club of Hermis- ton. The club meets at 2 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at Starbucks and any- one is welcome to attend. ——— Contact Jade McDowell at jmcdowell@eastorego- nian.com or 541-564-4536. PENDLETON: The 50s was a dark time in tribal/U.S. relations and services. In the Treaty of 1855, the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla Tribes ced- ed 6.4 million acres to the U.S. gov- ernment with 510,000 acres reserved for the Umatilla Reservation, though, Sams said, surveyed acreage actual- ly amounted to only 245,000. Current CTUIR acreage is 172,000 after federal legislation in 1885 and 1887 where the tribes ceded land for additional shing and other rights. CTUIR governs with a nine-member body called the Board of Trustees, elected every two years by tribal members who are 18 or older. The 50s was a dark time in trib- al/U.S. relations, Sams said. Congress voted to terminate assistance and recog- nition of more than 100 tribes and move their members to urban areas. He said the termination spelled disaster for those tribes and meant the loss of over ve million acres of natural resources. The CTUIR escaped termination by sending representatives to Washington D.C. “to shame the federal government,” said Sams. In the late 60s, the pendulum swung back and legislation once again favored tribal control over their own destinies. Music from the MLK era bookended Sams’ talk, performed by the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Choir, the Pendleton Men’s Chorus and the First Christian Church Praise Band. ——— Contact Kathy Aney at kaney@eas- toregonian.com or call 541-966-0810. Continued from 1A King by offering their collaboration. A sizable contingent of American Indians participated during the March on Wash- ington in 1963. Genuine understanding of American Indian history — the good, bad and the ugly — was the topic at an event cel- ebrating Martin Luther King’s birth- day Monday evening at First Christian Church in Pendleton. Charles Sams III, communications director for the Con- federated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, nimbly transported the crowd through hundreds of years of his- tory. Some of his statements served to shatter some paradigms. For instance, the notion that native people traveled to North America on a Bering land bridge from Asia isn’t embraced by Indians, Sams said. He said current western sci- ence hypothesizes that native people have inhabited the Americas for at least 30,000 years. “Most Native people believe we have been here since time began,” Sams said. “We didn’t cross any land bridge or set out on canoes from Asia.” Also, the notion that tribes were no- madic is another misnomer. “We were not nomadic — we were seasonal,” he said. “It’s no surprise that Pendleton is where it is. This was our winter camp.” Sams described the Discovery Doc- trine – the practice of invalidating or ig- Staff photo by Kathy Aney Charles Sams III, communications director for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, spoke about American Indian his- tory during a celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday at First Christian Church in Pendleton. noring aboriginal possession of land. He talked about the period between 1828 and 1887 when many whites on the East Coast decided to move west. Under the barrage of settlers, tribes traded land for the right of self-governance under U.S. protection. Only about half of tribes were defeated in battle before making treaties. “In Pendleton, we have a treaty of peace,” Sams said. Treaties, called “the supreme law of the land” in the U.S. Constitution, estab- lish such things as ceding land in turn for a place to live and certain bene ts LUMBER: The move would have doubled Tum-A-Lum’s capacity Continued from 1A options to extend their lease. “It was all cordial,” Darby said. “I just think it was dis- appointing to both parties.” The move would have allowed Tum-A-Lum to dou- ble its capacity, Darby said, and offer a wider selection of nished products such as doors, windows and cab- inets. Space is tight in their current location, which has been home to Tum-A-Lum since the early 1930s. With their lease previ- ously set to expire Dec. 31, Tum-A-Lum began looking at other properties to bet- ter serve customers. PGG, meanwhile, unloaded its entire retail division in Sep- tember as part of a broader restructuring of services. Stores in Pendleton, Herm- iston, Milton-Freewater, Athena and Joseph were all closed, and the Island City store was reorganized under a new LLC specializing in irrigation equipment. The Pendleton outlet and automotive center have been closed since Sept. 5. Auc- tions were on held Dec. 17 to clear out leftover merchan- dise from both Pendleton and Hermiston, where Dar- by said Tum-A-Lum spent between $7,000-$10,000 on items originally intended for the new, bigger location. Instead, xtures such as shelves and specialized displays will be distributed All You Can Eat Seafood Feast! February 7 • 6:00 pm • $30.00 where needed among Tum- A-Lum’s stores in Redmond, Hood River and The Dalles. Darby said they are already in the process of reselling surplus merchandise bought from PGG. “There’s not too much heartburn over that,” he said. In November, Tum- A-Lum agreed to enter a month-to-month lease with their current property owner that runs through June. The company is evaluating its options, Darby said, which could include upgrades or an entirely new building. “We’ve talked about what we can do with the building,” When they say “Close Game!!” 14 SE 3rd, Pendleton 541-969-2765 • 541-276-3882 and you say “It’s Suppose To Rain?” It’s time to call us! Sound Advantage Hearing Aid Center 541-567-4063 Proceeds to benefit Pendleton Elks’ Scholarship Program Pendleton Elks Lodge #288 Darby said. “We’ll reopen negotiations now that we’ve left the table with PGG.” Tum-A-Lum has been in Pendleton for more than 100 years, and isn’t about to leave now, Darby said. “We have some great long- term employees,” he said. “The company is in good nancial shape. We want to make an investment in Pend- leton.” A spokesperson for PGG could not be reached Mon- day for comment. ——— Contact George Plaven at gplaven@eastoregonian. com or 541-564-4547. 405 N. 1st St., Suite #107, Hermiston Ric Jones, BC-HIS 541-215-1888 246 SW Dorion, Pendleton Verna Taylor, HAS WALDEN: Hopeful 2015 will be a more productive year for Congress Continued from 1A allocate more money for border security. Walden was critical of Obama’s executive order shielding 4.3 million undoc- umented immigrants from deportation, saying it was outside of the president’s constitutional powers. “It sets up a bad position for those that are covered by his executive order,” he said. “It doesn’t mean they’re covered forever. They’re really not legal, there’s just no action taken. They’re in never-never land.” Although not mentioned at the town hall, the House’s Homeland Security bill also would end the Deferred Ac- tion for Childhood Arrivals program, which is the initia- tive Obama is using to keep undocumented immigrants in the country. If the bill passes through the senate, Obama has threatened to veto it. Despite a healthy round of partisan con ict to start of the year, Walden said he was hopeful that 2015 would be a more productive year for Congress. Even though Repub- licans captured both the House and the Senate during midterm elections, Walden admitted that the president and Republicans needed to work together to pass legislation before crit- icizing Obama for publicly threatening to use his veto powers before sitting down with GOP leaders. While conversation sur- rounding national topics proved lively, Walden also spent time discussing local issues. On U.S. Army’s deci- sion to reverse course on ceding control of the Uma- tilla Chemical Depot to lo- cal entities, Walden said he would talk about the matter with Rep. Mac Thornber- ry, R-Texas, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee as well as study other Army facilities in sim- ilar situations. Last week, Walden joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in voicing concern over the Army’s decision. Walden is also con dent 2015 will bring a better re- sult for the Secure Rural Schools program, which allocates $100 million for timber-dependent counties. Despite strong support from both Walden and Wyden, the program didn’t make it into the omnibus spending bill at the tail end of 2014. Considering the town hall meeting’s location, Walden was surprised he wasn’t asked about the pres- ident’s recent proposal to cover community college tuition for all students. 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